Fabulous funny (and serious) facts about cats and
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Funny Cat Pictures - Facts on Cats - 27

Cats breathe at a rate of 20 - 30 breaths per minute.

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Despite its reputation for being finicky, the average cat consumes about 127,750 calories a year, nearly 28 times its own weight in food and the same amount again in liquids. In case you were wondering, cats cannot survive on a vegetarian diet.

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Cats do not think that they are little people. They think that we are big cats.

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The color of the points in Siamese cats is heat related. Cool areas are darker. In fact, Siamese kittens are born white because of the heat inside the mother's uterus before birth. This heat keeps the kittens hair from darkening on the points.

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A cat's normal pulse is 140-240 beats per minute, with an average of 195.

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Of all the species of cats, the domestic cat is the only species able to hold its tail vertically while walking. All species of wild cats hold their talk horizontally or tucked between their legs while walking.